Wall piece for supporting and anchoring radiators



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June 17 1924 A NEYS.

Patented June 17, 1924.

UNITED STATES v 1,498,185 PATENT. OFFICE.

AUGUST F. GLEOCKLE, JR, AND EDWARD MGTO'WE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

WALL PIECE FOR SUPPORTING AND ANCI'IORING RADIATORS.

Application filed November 30, 1920.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that we, AUGUsT F. GLnooKLn, Jr., and EDWARD MoTown, citizens of the United States, and residents of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVall Pieces for Supporting and Anchoring Radiators, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to wall pieces for supporting and anchoring radiators and an object thereof is to provide a wall piece of maximum strength to which a radiator bracket arm may be readily secured.

To these and other ends the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the radiator showing the manner in which it is supported by the invention herein set forth;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the wall piece for the bracket arm;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 5 5, Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the wall piece partially in section, showing the manner in which the bracket arm connects therewith;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the wall piece for the bracket arm.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the radiator which at its lower end is supported on bracket arms 2, only one of which is shown, and at its upper end is held by anchoring bolts 3, only one of which is shown, and which pass between the sections of the radiator. The supporting arm 2 has at its rear end an upward extension 4 provided with a bolt opening through which a bolt 5 is passed, this bolt being secured. to a wall piece of novel construction which is not claimed herein.

The wall piece, in this instance, comprises a body portion 6 with a vertically extending opening 7 leading from the upper to the lower end of the wall piece, the front wall of the body portion being provided with a vertical slot 8 which leads to the opening 7 and extends from the upper end of the body piece to a point in spaced relation to the lowe nd of th o y p e Serial No. 427,432.

The bolt 5 hasits head fitted in the opening 7 and the shank of the bolt extends tin-(nigh the slot,the slot being of less width than the opening '2 so that abutting portions for the head of the bolt are provided on opposite sides of the slot 8. An anchoring means is provided for the wall 6 and comprises a rearwa-rdly projecting portion formed with vertical fins 9 and horizontalfins 1O situated substantially midway between the outer edges of the fins 9. The fins 10 also lie, above the lower wall of the slot 8. The purpose of this is to throw the anchoring projection at such a point with reference to the bolt 5 that there is no tendency for the strain on the wall piece to cause the body portion to break at its point of connection with the anchoring portion of the wall piece. The front face of the body portion is fiat so as to provide a suitable abutment below the slot for the engagement by the rear face of the arm 2.

In Fig. 5 there is shown another embodiment of the wall piece. This embodiment differs from the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 in that instead of having vertical and horizontal fins, it has ears projecting from the top and bottom thereof, said ears being provided with openings 21 through which screws may be passed in order to anchor the wall piece to ordinary wooden studding.

Otherwise the body portion 6 of the wall piece is the same as that shown in. Fig. 2.

From the foregoing it will. be seen that there has been provided a wall piece for sustaining a radiator upon a building wall. This wall piece sustains a bracket arm for engaging with the lower portion of a radiator. This wall piece has. an anchoring portion so formed and situated with reference to the bolt that secures the bracket arm, that a breaking of the anchoring portion under the weight of the radiator is prevented. The bracket arm has firm abutment against the wall. piece which has its front face flush with the plaster of the wall. An opening is provided extending from the upper to the lower end of the wall piece so that any dirt or material which may collect in the wall piece may be forced through the bottom thereof and the bolt formed with an. opening extending from the top to the bottom thereof, the front wall of said opening being provided with a slot of less width than the opening extending from the top of the body to a point in spaced relation to theb'ottom of the body, the front face of the front wall being flat to provide an abutment for the bracket arm, and an anchoring member projecting from the rear tace of the body and having vertical ribs and horizontal ribs, the latterbeing situated above the lower end of the slot combined with a bracket. arin having an upward extension formed with a bolt opening, said bracket arm abutting the wall piece on opposite sides of and below the lower end of the slot, and a bolt extending through the upward extension on the bracket arm and through the slot of the Wall piece, the head of said bolt lying in the opening of the body and cooperating with the body on opposite sides of the slot.

EDl/VARD M TOWE.

AUGUST F. GLEOGKLE, JR.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,498,185, granted June 17, 19%, for an improvement in \Nall Pieces for Supporting and Anchoring Radiators, the name of the second-mentioned patentee is erroneously Written and printed as Edward McTowe, Whereas said name should have'been Written and printed as Edward M0. Towe; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 5th day of August, A. D. 1924:.

[SEAL-.1 WM. A. KINNAN,

Acting Uommissioner of Patents. 

